addictions

Substance Use Among Children and Adolescents:Its Nature, Extent, and Effects from Conception to Adulthood
by Ann Marie Pagliaro
Louis A. Pagliaro

This reference provides the most complete picture yet of important theoretical, empirical, and clinical trends in substance exposure and use and their impact upon the young. Drawing on their own clinical experiences and those of other experts from a variety of disciplines, the authors present advice and guidance on assessment,
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Among the topics covered in depth are prenatal exposure to substances of abuse, familial patterns of substance abuse, and the effects of substance exposure and abuse on learning and memory, violence, sexual abuse, and crime.

ORDER CODE : JW205B
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